<%@ taglib prefix="c" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" %>
<%@ taglib prefix="fn" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/functions" %>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
in check/create.jsp
<br/>
# items: ${fn:length(items)}<br/>
# envs:  ${fn:length(environments)}<br/>
<c:choose>
     <c:when test="${fn:length(items) > 0 && fn:length(environments) > 0}">
          <table>
               <tr><th>Item</th><th>Environment(s)</th></tr>
               <c:forEach items="${items}" var="item">
               <tr>
                    <td>${item.name}</td>
                    <td>
                         <c:forEach items="${environments}" var="environment">
                                   ${environment.name}
                         </c:forEach>
                    </td>
               </tr>
               </c:forEach>
          </table>
     </c:when>
     <c:otherwise>
     </c:otherwise>
</c:choose>
<form action="" method="post">
Name:<input type="text" name="name" size="20" />
Description:<textarea rows="10" cols="20" name="description"></textarea>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
</body>
</html>